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Where does “equiangular” come from?

Equiangular comes from English angular combined with the prefix equi-, ultimately deriving from Latin angularis (relating to angles), from angulus (angle or corner), with roots in Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos.

equiangular (English): Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal....

Definitions

  1. Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal....

Ancestry of “equiangular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishangularRelating or pertaining to an angle or angles;...
2Middle Englishangular—
3Latinangulāris—
4LatinAngulus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “equiangular”

  • equiangularly
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